Vanuatu.
Republic of Vanuatu
Member of NAM.
Population
327K
GDP (nominal)
$1.0B
GDP / capita
$3,150
Capital
Port Vila
Government
Unitary parliamentary …
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
6.1 / 10
UN voting record
How Vanuatu votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Vanuatu's foreign policy is anchored in climate justice, decolonization (it strongly supports West Papuan self-determination), and Pacific solidarity. Its ICJ climate initiative demonstrated that small states can drive major international legal developments.
Vanuatu maintains ties with both traditional partners (Australia, New Zealand, France) and China, and has historically been one of the more independent Pacific voices, willing to challenge larger powers on principle.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$1.0B
GDP per capita
$3,150
Currency
Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
HDI
0.60
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Vanuatu’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.